Shoe rack



' June 16, 1925.

E. G. SHERMAN SHOE RACK Filed Nov. 2, 1923 v Z fie/mm g1 W JJIWZQ/ AftPatented June 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES EATON G. SHERMAN, OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE RACK.

Application filed November 2, 192 3. Serial No. 672,283.-

more particularly to utility racks for holding shoes.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a shoe-rack ofextreme simplicity, of few parts and of inexpensive form. Another objectis to provide a shoe rack, the parts of which can be compactly arrangedin knocked-down condition for storage and transportation, and thustoconserve space i and shipment charges. Another object is to provide ashoe -rack that may be readily applied to any primary support, such, forinstance, as a base-board or a wall panel or p a door, as of a closet.

Another obj-cot is to provide a shoe-rack, the parts of which areadapted to be interlocked without special fastening elements andextraneous devices.

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the followingspecification of an embodiment of the invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective, showing the rack as applied to the lowerportion of the inside face of a closet door. g

Fig. 2 is a perspective of a portion of a bracket.

Fig. 3 is a plan of a bracket element preparatory to receiving a bracketrail.

The support of the present invention con sists of right and lefthandend-rack members, consisting of back-shanks 2 perforated at 3 to receivefastening screws 4:. The upper end of each shank is provided with aforwardly extending bar 5 and the lower end has a forwardly extendingbar 6, as shown, of somewhat greater length than the upper I bar. Thesupporting members, as stated,

are of right and leftliand form, and the forward ends of the bars areeach provided on their inside faces with socket means to receive upperand lower transverse rails 7, the ends of which are made complementaryto the socket means.

lar cross-section and, as here shown, they are substantially oftriangular cross-section,

- thus presenting a back-face 7 against which the heel H of a shoe S-rests as in Fig. 1. The toeor the sole of the shoe is supported on theflat front face of the lower rail 7 of the mounted rack. It will beseen, therefore, that the upper edge 7 will fit well up into the angleformed between the edge of the sole and the breast of the heel H, andthe shoes will be effectively retained in position.

The end portions of the rails are also of triangular form and are"converged so as to slip into the socket on the front ends of the bars 5and 6. This socket may conveniently be formed by a set of lugs 8 spacedin a circular form from each other. The lugs are shown asthree innumber. and therefore provide three radial spaces 9 and a central pocket10 into which the triangular reduced end of a rail may be inserted.

This prevents rotation of the rails which,

. each other as indicated in Fig. 3. There fore, when the rails areinserted, the bars I are sprung slightly apart as the rails areintroduced into the sockets and the resilient action of the bars causesthem to firmly gripthe ends of the rails, making a firm and substantialsupporting-rack for the shoes. It is understood that the several partsmay be made of any suitable material, of any desirable proportions andfinish. The flat faces, for instance, being provided with a pattern ofsuitable character as indicated at 11.

Further embodiments, modifications and variations may be resorted towithin the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A rack for supporting footwear com- .,prising spaced bracketsincluding shanks adapted to be attached to a primary sup- Preferably therails 7 are of non-circu-' port by means of screws extendingtherethrough, said brackets having forwardly extending bars ofdifierent. lengths integral With said Shanks, transverse rails, and seekets formed on the ends of said bars adapted to receive the ends of saidrails, the support engaging faces of said brackets being inclined to theplanes of said brackets where by as said screws are tightened, saidbrackets Will be urged to positions inclined toward each other therebyfirmly gripping said rails.

52. A rack for supporting footwear comprising spaced brackets includingshanks adapted to be attached to aprimary support'and having resilientforwardly-extending upper and lower bars of different lengths, socketson the free ends of said bars, and triangular rails engaging saidsockets, the end portions of the edges of said rails engaging slotsextending radially from said sockets, said rails being positioned eachwith EATON G. SHERMAN.

